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They are purposefully making Reddit absolutely terrible on mobile web browsers. They constantly try to force you to download the app, don't let you read full threads without it, etc. It seems it just constantly gets worse and worse.

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The mobile web site is particularly awful. The app Apollo - https://apolloapp.io/ - is fantastic for browsing reddit if you're on an iDevice. (I have nothing to do with the apps development, just a fan), it is such an excellent experience I upgraded it to the paid version. Give it a go for a day if you can install it on your device.

Twitter also once had a robust third-party app ecosystem, until they were forced to inject more and more ads to boost revenue.

Yes indeed, although the fact that third party Reddit apps are able to filter out any ads makes me wonder how long they are for this world

The Apollo app is better than the official one.

I just use old.reddit.com instead

On mobile? It renders a desktop view and is therefore almost unusable.

i.reddit.com is the mobile equivalent, but is also terrible.

> On mobile?

try http://reddit.premii.com/ there also https://hn.premii.com/ .

Or even better for mobile browsing - i.reddit.com. Although the new functionalities are purposely not working there.

ns.reddit.com is the same as old.reddit.com, I think ... and I use the Redirector addon to make sure that I never see the new reddit.

I've found this criticism and similar are sadly the norm with most modern internet products, platforms, web apps, etc. I'm sure some of it is resistance to change, but I can't just chock all of it up to that. Most of the changes on most big internet sites over the last few years have hurt UX and been contrary to user interests. Netflix, github, YouTube, Google, reddit, Facebook, you name it, they all are constantly making decisions that inhibit rather than empower users. it's the story of the internet for at least 5 years.

Exactly, and I quite like the ui of reddit's mobile website.

I've switched over to https://teddit.net both on desktop and mobile.

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